Isabel Allende Books in Order

Isabel Allende has written 34 books, published between 1982 and 2026. The first book is The House of the Spirits (1982) and the newest is Story Telling: A Writing Life (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1982–2026
Confirmed
27 of 34 titles
Pages on record
7,842 in 24 of 34 books
Reading time
131–196 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,842 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 34 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Isabel Allende, author
Lesekreis / CC BY-SA 4.0

Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende was born on 2 August 1942. The House of the Spirits (1982) and City of the Beasts (2002) are among Allende's commercially successful novels, and the work sometimes carries elements of magical realism. Allende has been described as the most widely read Spanish-language author in the world. Honours include induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2004, Chile's National Literature Prize in 2010 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. The listing runs from The House of the Spirits to Story Telling: A Writing Life (2026), with the series City Of The Beasts, Daughter Of Fortune and Perla.

Source: Wikidata

How many Isabel Allende books are there?

Isabel Allende has 34 books, released between 1982 and 2026. They include 3 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.

Isabel Allende Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Isabel Allende books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    The House of the Spirits1982 · 433 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982433
  2. 2
    Of Love and Shadows1984 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984290
  3. 3
    Eva Luna1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986320
  4. 4
    The Stories of Eva Luna1989 · 330 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989330
  5. 5
    The Infinite Plan1991 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991416
  6. 6
    Paula1994 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994352
  7. 7
    Mothers and Sons1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
  8. 8
    Aphrodite: A Memoir of Senses1998 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998315
  9. 9
    Daughter of FortuneDaughter Of Fortune #11999 · 447 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999447
  10. 10
    Conversations with Isabel Allende1999 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999304
  11. 11
    Portrait in SepiaDaughter Of Fortune #22001 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001304
  12. 12
    City of the BeastsCity Of The Beasts #12002 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002406
  13. 132003224
  14. 14
    Kingdom of the Golden DragonCity Of The Beasts #22004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
  15. 15
    Forest of the PygmiesCity Of The Beasts #32004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
  16. 16
    Best of Best Women's EroticaBest of Best Women's Erotica #22005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
  17. 17
    Zorro2005 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005390
  18. 18
    Inés of My Soul2006 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006321
  19. 19
    The Sum of Our Days2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007336
  20. 20
    Zorro, Volume 12009 · 122 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009122
  21. 21
    Island Beneath the Sea2009 · 457 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009457
  22. 22
    Maya's Notebook2011 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011416
  23. 23
    Ripper2013 · 478 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013478
  24. 24
    The Japanese Lover2015 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015321
  25. 25
    In the Midst of Winter2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
  26. 26
    A Long Petal of the Sea2019 · 318 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019318
  27. 27
    The Soul of a Woman2020 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020174
  28. 28
    Violeta2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022336
  29. 29
    The Wind Knows My Name2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  30. 30
    Lovers at the Museum2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  31. 31
    Perla The Mighty DogPerla #12024 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202432
  32. 32
    Perla and the PiratePerla #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
  33. 33
    My Name Is Emilia del Valle2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
  34. 34
    Story Telling: A Writing Life2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–

Isabel Allende books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

City Of The Beasts in order

3 books
  1. 1. City of the Beasts
  2. 2. Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
  3. 3. Forest of the Pygmies

Daughter Of Fortune in order

2 books
  1. 1. Daughter of Fortune
  2. 2. Portrait in Sepia

Perla in order

2 books
  1. 1. Perla The Mighty Dog
  2. 2. Perla and the Pirate

Best of Best Women's Erotica in order

1 book
  1. 2. Best of Best Women's Erotica

Standalone books

26 books

26 Isabel Allende titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Isabel Allende Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Isabel Allende books run from The House of the Spirits (1982) to Story Telling: A Writing Life (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Isabel Allende in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Isabel Allende books in order?

You only need to read Isabel Allende books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Isabel Allende

Start with The House of the Spirits (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Isabel Allende book?

Story Telling: A Writing Life (2026) is the newest Isabel Allende book released so far.

Is there a new Isabel Allende book coming?

No next Isabel Allende book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Isabel Allende has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 2 nominations for Isabel Allende. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

Isabel Allende at a glance

Still publishing
Isabel Allende published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Isabel Allende books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,842 pages across the 24 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Isabel Allende books, 11 of 34, were published in the 2000s.

When Isabel Allende books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Isabel Allende titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1980s
4
1990s
6
2000s
11
2010s
5
2020s
8

34 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Isabel Allende books are about

27 of the 34 Isabel Allende books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chilean authors is tagged on 5 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Chilean Authors 5 of 27 books
  • History 5 of 27 books
  • Spanish language books 4 of 27 books
  • Spanish language materials 4 of 27 books
  • Adventure stories 3 of 27 books
  • Authors, Chilean 3 of 27 books
  • Grandmothers 3 of 27 books
  • NOVELAS CHILENAS 3 of 27 books
  • Romance literature 3 of 27 books
  • Spanish fiction 3 of 27 books
  • Allende, isabel, 1942- 2 of 27 books
  • Autores chilenos 2 of 27 books